Lens vs Marseille Predictions

• Both teams have scored in seven of Lens’ last nine matches.
• Lens are scoring an average of 1.9 goals per home game in Ligue 1 this season.
• Visitors Marseille can keep the pressure on Nice for second place with a win here.

Top half encounter one to watch

This is an exceptionally important clash in the top half of the table as two European chasing sides go head-to-head and are separated by just four points.

Lens come into this one as just one of four Ligue 1 sides to have lost one or no home league matches this campaign. They’re currently on a six-match unbeaten run on home soil in the league but they will hope they don’t concede first here as 82% of their points have come after opening the scoring themselves. No side averages more shots on target per game in the league than Lens this season and they will hope to pepper the Marseille goal with shots here in order to achieve a positive result.

Visitors Marseille currently occupy the third spot in the table and they will be eyeing up a win here in order to move up above Nice into second place behind leaders PSG, at least for 24 hours. However, Marseille currently have a game in hand over those sides around them and they’ll rely on their fantastic away record this campaign to help them over the line. They’ve tasted defeat just once on the road this season and despite Lens solidity at home, Jorge Sampaoli’s side will come into this one full of confidence.

Goals to be scored at both ends

It’s hard to say which way this one will go but we do think both sides will find a way of getting on the scoresheet here and given that both have been in fantastic form, we also see this one possibly ending in a score-draw.

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